First 50 days: 10 photos from Clara’s Big Ride
Six-time Olympic medallist Clara Hughes is on a cross-country bike tour to get the conversation rolling and end the stigma surrounding mental health.
Fans of the Olympian can follow #ClarasBigRide on Twitter to follow along.
Here are 10 photos from her tour through the first 50 days.
![#ClarasBigRide started in Toronto on March 14. After touring the country it will finish in Ottawa on Canada Day July 1.](http://preprod.olympic.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hughes1.jpg)
#ClarasBigRide started in Toronto on March 14. After touring the country it will finish in Ottawa on Canada Day July 1.
![Bell Canada is one of the main contributors to Clara's Big Ride. On Bell Let's Talk Day, Canadians helped raise $5.4 million by talking about mental health via social media and text messaging.](http://preprod.olympic.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hughes2.jpg)
Bell Canada is one of the main contributors to Clara’s Big Ride. On Bell Let’s Talk Day, Canadians helped raise $5.4 million by talking about mental health via social media and text messaging.
![Hughes is a six-time Olympic medallist, representing Canada in both Summer and Winter Games. Her Turin 2006 gold medal is a popular item on tour.](http://preprod.olympic.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hughes3.jpg)
Hughes is a six-time Olympic medallist, representing Canada in both Summer and Winter Games. Her Turin 2006 gold medal is a popular item on tour.
![Canadians are connecting with Hughes in person on the tour. Online, fans can join Hughes and support her here: http://ow.ly/wpVyC](http://preprod.olympic.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hughes4.jpg)
Canadians are connecting with Hughes in person on the tour. Online, fans can join Hughes and support her here: http://ow.ly/wpVyC
![Taking a moment at Frobisher Bay, Nunavut (via Clara Hughes on Twitter: http://ow.ly/wpXNG).](http://preprod.olympic.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hughes7a.jpg)
Taking a moment at Frobisher Bay, Nunavut (via Clara Hughes on Twitter: http://ow.ly/wpXNG).
![Hughes gets some "practice" in Iqaluit (via Clara Hughes on Twitter: http://ow.ly/wpXNG).](http://preprod.olympic.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hughes9a.jpg)
Hughes gets some “practice” in Iqaluit (via Clara Hughes on Twitter: http://ow.ly/wpXNG).
![Follow the map & events for #ClarasBigRide: http://ow.ly/wpYBj](http://preprod.olympic.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hughes10.jpg)
Follow the map & events for #ClarasBigRide: http://ow.ly/wpYBj